The Press: Results of a Scarcity

Recent effects of the paper shortage:

Dallas. In a News editorial: "Mch hs bn wrttn abt rfrmed spllng as a savr of spc. Possbly ths wld b a gd pln. Bt it wld b a bttr pln if it wer carrd frthr. If a systm of abbrvtns wr adptd, as mch as 40 pct of spc cld b savd. ... It wldn't be so hrd as u mght thnk. U cn read ths, cn't u?"

Miami. The thriving Herald (circulation up from 73,800 in 1941 to 103,000 this year) had failed to stick within its WPB...

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